Obituaries for January 30, 2002

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002 | 9:23 a.m.

Ilene Adler

Ilene Adler, 63, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born May 10, 1938, in Boston. A resident for 10 years, she was a retail saleswoman, a lifetime member of Hadassah and a member of Women's American ORT.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; three sons, Jeffrey Adler of Silver Spring, Md., David Adler of Santa Monica, Calif., and Michael Adler of New York City; one brother, Steven Corr of Canton, Mass.; and four grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane.

Lon Morris Bonner Jr., 76, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 27, 1925, in Carroll County, Ga. A resident for 10 years, he was a power company lineman, an Army veteran and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is survived by three brothers, Zed Bonner, A.G. Bonner and Frank D. Bonner.

Durl L. Bradley, 81, of Henderson died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Sept. 27, 1920, in Bokoshe, Okla. A resident for 25 years, he was a retired general contractor, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Masons.

He is survived by his wife, Linda D.; two sons, Ron Bradley of Australia and Mike Bradley of Reno; one sister, Orphie Hughes of Ozark, Mo.; one brother, James D. Bradley of Woodland Hills, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

Alma S. Clary, 92, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born May 10, 1909, in Hydro, Okla. A resident for 7 1/2 years, she was a retired real estate saleswoman, a minister in the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, a homemaker and a member of the Organ Club of Lakeport, Calif.

She is survived by two sons, Duane Clary of Las Vegas and C. Walter Clary of Elk Grove, Calif.; one daughter, Carol Jane Clary of Los Angeles; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Charles Elle "Pete" Crawford, 66, of Pahrump died Monday in Pahrump. He was born Aug. 22, 1935, in Clay County, Ark. A resident for seven years, he was a machinist for General Motors.

He is survived by his wife, Anna; one daughter, Phyllis Popravsky of Howell, Mich.; three sons, Jeffrey Crawford of Stockbridge, Mich., Craig Crawford of Temperance, Mich., and David Crawford of Pahrump; one sister, Glenda Edwards of Piggott, Ark.; two brothers, Nolan Crawford of Florida and Raymond Crawford of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.

Kacie Lynn Davis, 1, of Henderson died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born Feb. 17, 2000, in Henderson.

She is survived by her parents, Patricia and Russell Davis, and two sisters, Shelby Davis and Tara Davis, and one brother, Ryan Davis, all of Henderson; and her grandparents, Josephine and Joseph Ardia of Las Vegas and Marie and Charles Davis of Henderson.

Thomas S. DeVoe, 83, of Las Vegas died Jan. 21 in Las Vegas. A bank maintenance worker, he was born Feb. 1, 1918, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

He is survived by his wife, Jeannie.

Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, handled arrangements.

Harry Feinberg

Harry Feinberg, 88, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born June 28, 1913, in Los Angeles. A resident for 50 years, he was a retired hotel purchasing director and a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Sally; two daughters, Bonnie Moren of Woodland Hills, Calif., and Francine Somers of West Los Angeles; one son, Larry Dressler of West Los Angeles; and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service is pending in Los Angeles. King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane, is handling arrangements.

Estelle Harvey Finley, 81, of North Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1920, in Tallulah, La. A resident for 35 years, she was a retired domestic worker in private homes.

She is survived by four sisters, Mary Harvey Foster of Las Vegas, Dorothy Sansberry of North Las Vegas, Vern Harvey Harris of Sacramento and Betty Jean Jackson of Dallas; and three brothers, Nathaniel Harvey, Lloyd Harvey and Ozella Harvey, both of Tallulah.

Jo Anne Francis, 72, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. She was born March 26, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa. A resident for 13 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Louis; two sons, Jack C. Francis and Thomas E. Francis, both of California; three daughters, Lynn Siemer of Utah and Denise Andersen and Caren Francis, both of California; one sister, Gwen Gibson of Des Moines; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North.

Porter L. Hall, 65, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was born May 28, 1936, in Carrington, N.D. A resident for 2 1/2 years, he was a retired project manager for the Los Angeles Unified School District and a veteran of the National Guard.

He is survived by his wife, Betty J.; one son, Jeff Sterling of White City, Ore.; three daughters, Lynnea Helgedalen of Medford, Ore., Janet Henderson of Granada Hills, Calif., and Pam Steinke of Las Vegas; one son, Porter B. Hall of Bainbridge Island, Wash.; one sister, Patricia Thomas of San Diego; 22 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The family suggests donations to Carrington Historical Society in Carrington.

David Eugene Hart Sr.

David Eugene Hart Sr., 48, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born July 7, 1953, in California. A resident for 15 years, he was a tax technician for the state of California.

He is survived by one son, David Hart Jr.; one daughter, Christine Bear; his parents, Lenord Eugene and Joyce Elaine Hart; two sisters, Karen Elaine Priestley and Lenora Jean Jennings; and five grandchildren.

Robert P. Herman, 51, of Las Vegas died Jan. 12 in Las Vegas. He was born in Quakertown, Pa.

He is survived by one son, Richard C. of Line Lexington, Pa.; one daughter, Cynthia L. of Perkasie, Pa.; two brothers, Floyd and Kenneth, both of Lansdale, Pa.; and one sister, Diane Miller of Souderton, Pa.

No local services are scheduled. C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Quakertown, is handling arrangements.

Frank R. Kepler

Frank R. Kepler, 69, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Indiana. A resident for 30 years, he was an Air Force master sergeant.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; two sons, Harry Kepler of Spokane, Wash., and Michael Kepler of Las Vegas; two brothers, Hank Kepler and Slim Kepler, both of Plymouth, Ind.; two sisters, Pearl Rice of Michigan City, Ind., and Stella Beatty of Warsaw, Ind.; and six grandchildren.

Edgar A. Kincaid Sr., 76, of Las Vegas died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 2, 1926, in Littlefield, Texas. A resident for two years, he was a manager for a concrete pipe company, a World War II Army veteran and a member of the American Legion.

He is survived by his wife, Betty; one son, Edgar A. Kincaid Jr. of Houston; two daughters, Beverly Hays of Fresno, Calif., and Sandra Grace of Hemet, Calif.; one stepdaughter, Vicki Barden of Amado, Ariz.; one brother, Wilson Kincaid of Carlsbad, N.M.; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Thursday in Nevada Funeral Service-Nevada Cremation or Burial Society, 2983 Fremont St.

Elizabeth Kovacs

Elizabeth Kovacs, 92, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local care center. She was born April 11, 1909, in Hungary. A resident for 28 years, she was a retired dressmaker.

She is survived by three sisters, Irene Wilkerson and Margaret Necce, both of Las Vegas, and Theresa Jaro of Pennsylvania; and one brother, Charles Kovacs of Pennsylvania.

No local services are scheduled. Services and burial will be in New Jersey. Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., is handling arrangements.

Herbert L. Krause

Herbert L. Krause, 93, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospice. He was born Jan. 10, 1909, in New York City. A resident for 1 1/2 years, he was a retired jewelry store owner-operator and a member of the Masons and the Shriners, both in Beverly Hills, Calif.

He is survived by his wife, Mollie; one daughter, Susan Hoon of Las Vegas; one son, Neil Krause of Los Angeles; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in Los Angeles. Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave., is handling arrangements.

Frank A. Livingston Jr.

Frank A. Livingston Jr., 90, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local care center. He was born Feb. 26, 1911, in Ohio. A resident for 14 years, he was an advertising art director and a member of the Las Vegas Water Color Society.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; one son, Norman Livingston; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Pedro A. Marin, 73, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born March 14, 1928, in Santa Clara, Cuba. A resident for 26 years, he was a retired pharmacist.

He is survived by his wife, Gladys; two daughters, Nancy Marin and Ana Pineda, one sister, Noemi Paz of Las Vegas; two brothers, Arbelio Marin of Las Vegas and Fausto Raul Marin of Vermont; and six grandchildren.

Visitation will continue until 8 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Palm Chapel, Main. Burial will be in Palm Memorial Park.

Gwendolyn Mae Masters

Gwendolyn Mae Masters, of Las Vegas died Wednesday in Las Vegas. She was born Jan. 17, 1930, in Red Jacket, Ky. A resident for 10 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Leonard Andrew; one son, Leonard Joseph Masters of Livonia, Mich.; two daughters, Carolyn Masters and Karen Masters, both of Westland, Mich.; and three grandchildren.

Jack Jerald Maynard, 92, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospice. He was born Oct. 21, 1909, in Colton, Wash. A resident for 11 years, he was a professional rodeo contestant from 1925-1950, a retired Idaho brand inspector, a World War II Navy veteran and a lifetime member of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association.

He is survived by three daughters, Betty Donaldson of Newell, S.D., Norma Fallers of Payson, Ariz., and Arlene Worley of Las Vegas; one son, Jack Maynard Jr. of Lakeside, Calif.; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be arranged by Sunrise Cremation & Burial Society, 745 W. Sunset Road, No. 5, Henderson.

Jack D. Noack, 82, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born April 8, 1919, in Zuiphen, Holland. A resident for 13 years, he was a retired scrap metal director.

He is survived by his wife, Susana; and one daughter, Linda Wiener of San Jose, Calif.

Graveside services were scheduled at 3 p.m. today in King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 Eldorado Lane.

The family suggests donations to the Las Vegas Holocaust Survivors Group.

Donald Edward 'Junior' Ralenkotter

Donald Edward "Junior" Ralenkotter, 73, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born Jan. 7, 1929, in Covington, Ky. A resident for 50 years, he was a craps dealer for 36 years at the Sands and most recently for 13 years at the Mirage.

He is survived by his wife, Rose; one son, Rossi Ralenkotter of Las Vegas; two sisters, Mary Felthaus of Fort Mitchell, Ky., and Rae Jo Ann Otto of Erlanger, Ky.; one brother, Lannie Ralenkotter of Erlanger; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Caroline Ann Skibinski, 81, of Las Vegas died Friday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1920, in South River, N.J. A resident for 27 years, she was a homemaker and a member of the Quarter Century Club of E.R. Squibb & Sons.

Wanda B. Stanley, 53, of North Las Vegas died Friday in North Las Vegas. She was born Oct. 20, 1948, in California. A resident for 23 years, she was a homemaker.

She is survived by one daughter, Nichaele Tietjens of North Las Vegas; three sons, Ernest Tietjens III and Wolfgang Stanley, both of North Las Vegas, and Dennis Stanley of Carson City; and six grandchildren.

Albert Sullivan, 79, of North Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. He was born Jan. 23, 1923, in West Memphis, Ark. A resident for 12 years, he was a chef at the Excalibur and a World War II Navy veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Faye; three daughters, Teaira Sullivan, Ahlana Sullivan and Chanel Sullivan, all of Las Vegas; and one grandchild.

Romero M. Sunga, 62, of Las Vegas died Saturday in a local hospice. He was born April 17, 1939, in the Philippines. A resident for two years, he was a clerk at the U.S. Postal Service.

He is survived by his wife, Amanda I.; two sons, Reginald and Rainer; two brothers, Arturo and Jesse; one sister, Rosita; and three grandchildren.

No local services are scheduled. Burial will be in California. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, 1111 Las Vegas Blvd. North, is handling arrangements.

Dorothy Frances Thomas

Dorothy Frances Thomas, 75, of Henderson died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 23, 1927, in Sherman, Texas. A resident for 30 years, she was a retired administrative assistant in the telecommunications industry.

She is survived by one daughter, Sylvia Shearer, and one son, Richard Kilburn, both of Henderson; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., is handling arrangements.

John T. Wright Sr.

John T. Wright Sr., 76, of Henderson died Friday in Henderson. He was born March 12, 1925, in Oklahoma. A resident for 20 years, he was a carpenter, a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Carpenters Local 1490.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; one son, John Jr.; two daughters, Priscilla and Barbara; one brother, Paul; one sister, Ruth; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Norman M. Zoumis, 79, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. He was born April 28, 1922, in Gary, Ind. A resident for 39 years, he was a retired hotel food handler and a World War II Army and Navy veteran.

He is survived by one daughter, Katherine Zoumis of Las Vegas; and two sisters, Ann Provenzano of Tennessee and Marge Kanne of Florida.